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Archaeology and heritage

Excavations, elevations and historic roofs: high-resolution metric documentation without touching anything.

On a dig, documentation is the work: what is removed does not come back, and only what was recorded remains. An aerial survey closes the day with a scaled orthophoto and a three-dimensional model of the surface, in times that do not slow the site down.

Figures for this sector

0.5 cm/px
detail at thirty metres: a single brick is distinguishable
+70°
upward gimbal travel, for vaults and eaves
0
contact with the surfaces investigated

What we do

End-of-day orthophoto

Every excavation phase closed with a scaled, georeferenced image: stratigraphic units are drawn on top in CAD or GIS, with no hand survey.

The plan of the dig at day's end: stratigraphic units are drawn on top, in CAD or GIS.

Three-dimensional model

Point cloud and surface mesh: sections and elevations are extracted later, even once digging has moved on and that surface no longer exists.

A theatre emerging from the woods: sections and levels are extracted from the model even months later.

Historic elevations and roofs

The gimbal looks upward to 70°: cornices, eaves and vaults are filmed from below without scaffolding and without contact.

Roof and bell tower of a country church: no scaffolding and no contact with the stone.

Non-destructive thermography

Plaster detachment and rising damp appear as temperature differences before they appear as stains: the survey never touches the surface.

Masonry with an exposed arch: detachment and damp show as temperature differences before they show as stains.

What you get

  • Scaled, georeferenced orthophoto of each phase
  • Point cloud and mesh of the excavation surface
  • Sections and elevations extracted from the model on request
  • Radiometric thermal images for surface investigation
  • Report with flight parameters and coordinate system used

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